-- Sing As If You Can’t Be Heard --

By John Herlihy

Sing as if you can’t be heard,

Sing with the freedom of a bird.

Sing to inspire the heart’s content,

Sing as if you know what it meant.

Sing of your sorrow and your despair,

Sing no tomorrow, left behind a prayer.

Sing of fulfilment you hope to achieve,

Sing of all the lies that surely deceive.

Sing of the questions that all of us ask,

Sing of the answers as our major task.

Sing of sad feelings that sour and grate,

Sing of love songs that turned to hate.

Sing with the primal forces of your will,

Sing until your voice will finally be still.

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Sunday 16 July 2023